Clients increasingly expect in-depth, up-to-date knowledge of their industry sectors, seamless execution of cross-border searches and a rapid demonstration of our expertise in their sectors.
The Industrial Practice systematically develops a body of industry knowledge, networks and technical know-how. This puts us in a position to execute searches for top executive management positions all over the world.
Most of our clients and their companies are global players. They are either specialists in defined and focused industry segments or multinational firms with strong market positions in different sectors of the industry. More than one quarter of all our clients have their core competencies in traditional industries. They are facing renewed challenges that stretch the capabilities of the organization and its management as:
- mega-mergers prompt the birth of new players with different cultures and identities;
- liberalization of formerly regulated industries and state-controlled corporations require rapid build-up of market-oriented and results-driven management teams, and
- easier movement of industrial goods and the standardization of products and processes all require management teams to work increasingly across national borders and understand the different needs and behaviors of each region.
More than 100 consultants from 31 different countries have specialized and focused their work to better serve clients in the fields of:
- energy – including oil upstream and downstream, natural gas and power generation;
- mining and metals – including coal, copper, iron ore, gold, lead and zinc;
- utilities – including electricity, gas, water transportation and distribution; waste management;
- process industries – including chemical, steel, aluminum, paper, cement, glass and packaging materials;
- engineering services and machinery industry;
- component manufacturers – including electrical, hydraulic, mechanical or optical module suppliers, and
- automotive and transportation equipment companies.
Our team comprises highly professional consultants with a profound knowledge of, and extensive experience in, manufacturing industry. Most Egon Zehnder International consultants in the Industrial Practice hold an engineering or technical degree plus a Masters degree in business, and have held management responsibilities in these industries. They understand business issues, and are fully aware of industry developments. As a result, we can offer our clients uniquely qualified advice on key human resources issues – not only in executive searches, but also in board member searches and Management Appraisals.
Our four regional Centers of Competence – in Europe, North America, South America, and Asia-Pacific – enable us to provide our clients with local expertise as well as global networking. Operating as a worldwide knowledge network, we are responsible for:
- coordinating the work of client service teams around the world;
- generating the benchmarking data of top candidates;
- identifying future competencies for general and functional top executives, and
- pinpointing and analyzing trends within the relevant industry segments.
We proactively identify opportunities to work together with our clients. By providing maximum expertise we pave the way to success in every aspect of their executive management recruitment.
